Hay and stock rack attachment for vehicles.



No. 649,!8l. Patented May 8, I900. R. ROWLAND. HAY AND STOCK RACKATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

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R. ROWLAND. HAY AND STOCK RACK ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

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RILEY ROWLAND, on ENON, KENTUCKY.

HAY AND STOCK RACK ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,181, dated May 8,1900. Application filed February 21, 1900. Serial No. 8,084. (No model.)

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RILEY ROWLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enon, in

the county of Caldwell and State of Kentucky,

fowl and animals and capable of being arranged in an upright position toincrease the capacity of the wagon body or bed and of being swungoutward when it is desired to convert the parts into a hay Wagon orrack.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a rack constructed inaccordance with this invention and shown applied to a Wagon body or bed,the sides of the rack being folded inward over the body or bed to form acoop. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is asimilar view, the parts being arranged to form a hay-rack. Fig. 4 is anend elevation, the rack sides being in a vertical position to increasethe capacity of the wagon body or bed.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a wagon body or bed provided at the upper edges of itssides with eyes 2, formed integral with leaves or plates 3 and adaptedto receive pintles 4 of rack sides 5. The leaves or plates 3 are securedto the outer faces of the sides of the wagon-body, and the eyes arelocated above the plane of the upper edges of the sides, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 of the accompanying drawings. "Thepintles,which are formed integral with suitable straps or irons, arelocated in the plane or substantially the same plane as the inner facesof the end bars of the rack sides, whereby the said rack sides areadapted to swing inward to a horizontal position above the wagon bodyorbed, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

The rack sides consist of longitudinal slats or bars and transversecross-pieces arranged at the inner and outer faces of the slats or bars,and the said rack sides are provided at their outer faces withcentrally-arranged .bracketsor knees 6, adapted when the rack sides areswung outward to the position illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings toabut against the outer faces of the sides of the wagon body or bed,whereby the rack sides are supported in an inclined position. Thebrackets or knees, which are constructed of suitable metal, consist ofinner arms 7 and braces 8, extending from the terminals of the arm tothe free edges of the rack sides. The arms, which abut against the outerfaces of the sides of the wagon-body, are located at the inner hingededges of the rack sides. The pintles are disposed in the same generaldirection and are engaged with the eyes of the Wagon-body by slidingthem longitudinally therein, and they are retained in the eyes by keys 9or other suitable fastening devices. This construction permits the racksides to be readily mounted on or removed from the wagon body or bed.

The wagon body or bed is preferably provided at its ends withcentrally-arranged standards 10, having their lower ends fitted in loopsor keepers 11 of the end-gates and extending above the same, theextended portions being recessed to provide opposite shoulders 11. Thestandards taper above the shoulders, and the free edges of the racksides are supported by the same when folded inward over the wagon-body,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The standards are also secured to thewagon-body by the transverse rods 12, which connect the sides of thesame.

When it is desired to increase the capacity of the wagon-body, the racksides are arranged in a vertical position, as illustrated in Fig. 4; ofthe accompanying drawings, supplemental end-gates 13 being interposedbetween them and arranged against the stand-=' ards and the innercross-bars of the rack sides, which are connected by chains 14:. Thechains 1a are secured at their inner ends to opposite sides of thestandards, and their outer ends are adapted to engage hooks 15,projecting from the inner faces of the rack sides, as clearly shown inFig. 4. Instead of connecting the rack sides by means of the chains,rods or other suitable devices may be employed.

It will be seen that the nack attachment is exceedingly simple andinexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to be easily and quicklyattached to any ordinary wagon-body and may be readily removed from andreplaced thereon by a boy or man, as it is exceedingly light, and thatit possesses great strength and durability and is easily operated toarrange it in its several positions. It will also be apparent that therack sides, which are adapted for general use, are capable of beingfolded inward over the wagon body or bed in a horizontal position toform a complete coop for fowl, stock, and the like and that they may bearranged in a vertical position to increase the capacity of a wagon bodyor bed and in an inclined or substantially-horizontal position to form ahay-rack. Furthermore, it will be apparent that the brackets or kneesform convenient means for supporting the rack sides in an inclinedposition and that they permit the rack sides to be readily swung inwardover the wagon-bod y.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificin g any of the advantagesof this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. In a device of the class described, thecombination with a wagon body or bed, having sides and ends, of racksides hinged to the sides of the body or bed at the upper edges thereofand arranged to fold inward over the body or bed to a horizontalposition to cover the same and form a complete coop for fowl and stock,said rack sides being also adapted to be arranged in a vertical positionor in an inclined position, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a wagon-body, having sides and ends, of rack sides hinged to the wagonbody at theupper edges thereotand arranged to swing inward over the same to ahorizontal position to cover the body and form a complete coop, saidsides being also adapted to be arranged in a vertical or an inclinedposition, and brackets or knees carried by the rack sides and arrangedto abut against the exterior of the wagon body or bed, whereby the racksides are supported to form a hayrack, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a Wagon-body having sides and ends, of rack sideshinged to the sides of the wagon-body at the upper edges thereof andarranged to swing inward over the same to a horizontal position, andadapted to rest upon the upper edges thereof to form a complete coop,centrally-arranged standards located at the ends of the wagon-body andprovided at opposite sides with shoulders receiving the free edges ofthe rack sides when the latter are arranged to form a coop, and meansfor supporting the rack sides when the same are swung outward to form ahay-rack, sub stantially as described.

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination with a wagon body provided with end-gates having exteriorloops or keepers, said wagon-bod y being also provided with transverserods connecting the sides thereof, of centrally-arranged standardsstepped in the loops or keeper's and having the rods passing throughthem and provided with opposite shoulders, rack sides hinged to theupper edges of the sides of the wagon-body and arranged to swing inwardover the same, and adapted to engage the shoulders of the standards,means for supporting the rack sides when arranged to form a hay-rack,and connections carried by the standards for engaging the rack sideswhen the latter are in a vertical position, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RILEY R0 WLAN I).

Witnesses:

R. D. GARRETT, JOHN R. WYLIE.

